The National Archives have some Board of Trade papers at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C2150916 The Description reads: "River Roach at Paglesham: oyster and mussel fishery; Smith Bros (Burnham-on-Crouch) Ltd" and the papers appear to refer to the periond 18723 to 1946. So perhaps they just moved across the river to Burnham - or this may just be a red herring? DaveD -----Original Message----- From: essex-uk-request <essex-uk-request@rootsweb.com> From: Pat Cook <paver207@yahoo.co.uk> To: Essex-UK@rootsweb.com <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> Subject: [Ess] John SMITH brick wall poss Paglesham, Essex Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:03:44 +0100 (BST) John SMITH marries 2 July 1783 Paglesham, Essex by Licence. He is a Bachelor, his wife Anne MIALL is a spinster. Both signed with X. Withnesses were Henry BECKWITH and Thomas BETTS who both S.I have only found one child Jonathan SMITH bapt 27 November 1796 Paglesham,The family are Oyster Dredgers and Fishermen at Pagles for about 200 years.I am stuck with John's baptism and his parents.So far havnt been able to find his origins on Ancestry, IGI etc, any help or suggestions welcome.Pat in Grimsby, Lincs